Laboratory

Mission

To ensure that research laboratories are in compliance with institutional policies and federal safety regulations through regular inspections. To regularly test safety equipment to maintain proper operating levels. To document all inspections, tests, and operations of the division. To review research protocols as members of the IBC committee and to aid in Laboratory Safety Training.

Guide / Manual

• Principal Investigator Guide for Research Activities
This guide explains some of the resources and general requirements of concern to new research faculty.
• Laboratory Compliance Manual
A copy of this manual will be provided to each Principal Investigator upon setting up a new research laboratory. The manual will include a copy of the PI Guide for Research Activities.
• Print Additional Signature Sheets

Select Agents

The purpose of this TTUHSC policy is to establish institutional requirements for procurement, possession, storage, use, transfer, disposal, training, and security of exempt quantities of select agent toxins.

• HSCEP OP 73.12 - Possession and Use of Exempt Quantities of
  CDC Select-Agent Toxins
• HSCEP OP 73.13 - Approval Process for External Funding Requests
  • Attachment A - Operational/Procedural Requirements
  • Attachment B - Lab Self-Inspection Checklist
  • Attachment C - Select Agent Inventory Record
  • Attachment D - Laboratory Visitor Log
• Other Information
• List of Select Biological Agents and Toxins
• Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Final Rule (42 CFR Parts 72 and 73)
• Select Agent Program - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Policies

• HSCEP OP 75.09 - General Laboratory Use Policy
• HSCEP OP 75.10 - Biological and Chemical Hazards Policy for Research Facilities and Personnel
• HSCEP OP 73.15 - Minors in Research Laboratories
  • Attachment A - Minors in Labs Consent/Signature Sheet
  • Attachment B - Potential Hazards in Research Labs
• HSCEP OP 73.10 - Faculty Laboratory Space Check-Out Procedures
• Attachment A - Checklist for Moving or Terminating Laboratory Operations
• HSCEP OP 75.05 - Contaminated-Suspect Equipment
• Attachment A - Certificate of Decontamination
• HSCEP OP 75.13 - Shipment of Hazardous and Infectious Materials

Biosafety Resources

• American Biological Safety Association
• Biosafety in the Laboratory (Handling/Disposal of Infectious Materials)
• Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL) 5th Edition  |  (Download)
• Bloodborne pathogens (OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.1030)
• National Select Agent Registry
  • Select Agents and Toxins List
• Public Health Agency of Canada MSDS for Infectious Substances
• USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

Additional Resources

• The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
• Approaches to Safe Nanotechnology
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Incompatible Chemicals in the Laboratory
• Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories (OSHA, 29 CFR, 1910.1450)
• Prudent Practices in the Laboratory (Handling/Disposal of Chemicals)
• Texas Hazard Communication Act

Posters

• Notice to Employees - Texas Hazard Communication Act (English | Español)

Contacts

• Calvin Shanks, Senior Director
• Jaqueline Lomeli, Regulatory Compliance Director
• Daniel Gonzales, Senior Safety Officer